Wind deflecting wing for window openings



A1152, 1949. c, s, MlLNE 2,477,888

WIND DEFLECTING WING FOR WINDOW OPENINGS Filed May 27, 1946 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 2, 1 949 1WIN'D DEFLECTING WING FOR WINDOW r v OPENINGS Claude S. Milne, Los-Angeles, Calif.; Verna Mar- T jorie Milneexecutrix of said Claude S. Milne,

- deceased I I, 1 Application May 27, 1946, Serial No. 672,408

This'invention relates to Wind deflectors for vehicles and deals more particularly with a wind deflecting wing for the front side window of an automobile. V V I I An object of the present invention is toprovide a wind deflecting Wing which is hired atfan angular position 'to serve as a wind deflector when the window opening is open and thereby shield the interior of a'vehicle and yet not interfere with the signaling move'ments of the arm of the driver of said vehicle.

Another ob'jectof the invention is-to provide a wind deflecting wing adapted to be applied to existing side'windows-of automobiles to supplement the roll-down window and hinged wind wing thereof, which is independent of the movement of. the'latter, and which serves; as a windshield for theinterior of the automobile; 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a readily installable transparent wind shielding wingwhich is adapted, byrmerely varying its length dimension, to be fitted into place in various automotive vehicles.

My invention also has for-its objects to provide such means that are positive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed ina working posi tion and easily disconnected therefrom, econom ical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. How-- ever, the drawings merely show and the following description merely describes one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side view of the front side window area of an automobile showing a preferred embodiment of the invention in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a plan sectional view as taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail plan View of the wing embodying the invention.

In a conventional automobile, each side door is provided with a vertically movable window 6 and a pivotal wind wing 1 serving to close the window opening 8. Such structures, typically, include a water drip catching member 9. The window 6 usually is provided with a rail 9a at its forward. edge against which the wind wing 1 seals when closed. The window together with its rail i 4 Claims. (Cl. 298-44) is movable into and out of a well In formed in the door. In use, the window can be raised or lowered as desired and the wind wing l swung on its pivot. The wind wing, however, has many positions, some of which, while affording a windshield for the front compartment of the auto, do not suitably shield the back compartment when the window 6 is down. Accordingly, the invention provides a Wing ll so mounted in the window opening as to shield said back compartment as indicated above.

The wing ll comprises a preferably transparent plastic sheet or vane l2 of generally rectangu lar shape and provided with an integral horizontal ear or lug l3 at one upper corner thereof. Said lug is provided with screw openings l4 passing vertically therethrough. At its bottom, the wing is provided with a bracket l5 formed with a horizontal portion l6 and with spaced vertical leg portions I! so spaced that said legs straddle the rail 9a of the window and are adapted to enter the well III. The portion i6 is preferably slotted at an angle at [8 to receive the lower edge of the sheet or vane [2. A sealing strip l9 may be provided between the adjacent edge of the vane 12 and the rail 9a. Said strip may be applied as shown or extend from a rabbet or groove in said edge of the vane.

The vane I2 is supplied of such length that it will span the largest window opening of automobiles. Upon installation, the vane is first cut to proper length, the bracket I5 is hooked over the ledge 20 of the window with the legs II in the well I0 and straddling the rail 9a, and the portion l6 resting on said ledge. The bottom of the vane is then set into the slot [8 and secured therein either by cement, fastening screw or both and the lug i3 is applied to the under surface of the drip catcher 9. By drilling and tapping holes in said drip catcher in alignment with the holes l4, screws 2i may be applied to secure the wing in place. It will be seen that the vane is disposed at such an angle as to serve as a wind deflector, that both the window 6 and wind wing 1 can be operated in their normal manner, and that hand signaling can be effected through the window opening without interference by the wing H. The rail 9a serves to locate the bracket I5 and thereby serves to hold the wing stationary at all times.

While I have illustrated and described what I now regard as the preferred embodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course, subject to modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I, therefore, do not vehicle, said door having a window opening, a,

sliding window for closing said opening and housed in a well formed in the door, a vertical;

rail defining the front edge of .said window, said door further having a swing able wing fbrwaiifjq of said rail and a drip catcher extending outward" the mentioned rail and said lugs being disposed Within the window well,

2. A wind deflecting wing for the window open- 1 ing of a side doorvof agvehicle, said door having a sliding window controllingsaid opening and;a

well for receiving said sliding window, there-being a fixed rail-extending vertically in said opening at the front edge of the sliding window, said-wind.

deflecting wing comprising a verticalangularly disposedtransparent vane, an integralsecuring lug at the upper end of, the vane and a bracket, secured to the lower end of said vane and adapted tohook into the well of said 'door, said bracket, :1

comprising a member having spaced legs disposed within the well and straddlingthe mentioned vertical frail and having a horizontal,portionrest-.

ing on the edge ofthe door that defines the bot? tom of the window opening. V

3. A wind deflecting wing for the windowopem ing of a side door of a vehicle, said door having; a sliding window controlling said opening andfa; Well for receiving said sliding window, there being a fixed rail extending vertically in said-opening atthe front edgeof the sliding win'dow,said wind deflecting wing comprisingfa vertical angularly Cal '4 disposed transparent vane, an integral securing lug at the upper end of the vane and a bracket secured to the lower end of said vane and adapted to hook into the well of said door, said bracket comprising a member having spaced legs disposed within the well and straddling the mentioned verticalrail'andhaving a horizontal-portion resting on the dgezof. the door. that defines the bottom of the window opening, the upper surface of said horizontal portion being slotted to receive the lowerendof the vane.

V fir A wind dfi'e'cting wing for the window open mg of a side door of a vehicle, said door having an ontwardly extending drip catcher at the upper endrofsaid opening and having a sliding window controlling said opening and a well extending downward from said opening for receiving said sliding window, there being a fixed rail extending vertically in said opening in vertical alignment with the drip catcher and at the front edge of the sliding window, ,said wind deflecting wing comprising a vertical angiilarly outwardly directed transparent vane having one side edgeimm'ediately adjacent t'o'said fixed rail and extending be tweenthe drip catcher and the warm the door, an; integral lugon the, vane: and; 'secured tothe drip catcher, and a bracketzsec ure d to the vanesaid bracket assessin a inernber; having spaced legs disposed the we l. and stra dv dling the mentioned; verticalrail and, having a horizontal portion resting on the edgeofzthedoor that defines the bottomof the window-opening.

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